Xiaomi Mi 10T vs Huawei Honor 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 10T Manufactured in December, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Huawei Honor 20, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10T
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 216g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 10T and Huawei Honor 20
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 620 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 85.1 % 84.3 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 10T
619 nits
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
sRGB gamut97.4 %98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)2381 Hzn/a
Response time39.8 ms35.4 ms
Contrast1279:1875:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.1 mm (6.5 in) 154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 9.3 mm (0.37 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 216 g (7.62 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 10T
85.1 %
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 10T and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Yes
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 768 360
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 10T
1259
Huawei Honor 20
922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 10T
3474
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1259922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34742317
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 10T
754313
Huawei Honor 20
589788
CPU213061186066
GPU194732158308
Memory145367117214
UX201153128200
NanoReview Score754313589788
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 10T
3843
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Max Surface Temp.41.3 °C38.8 °C
Stability99 %47 %
Graphics Test23 fps14 fps
Graphics Score38432479
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 10T
10022
Huawei Honor 20
8640
Writing score1345810844
Web score68276449
Video editing56175739
Data manipulation69787972
NanoReview Score100228640

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 19.8 GB 12 GB
UI Skin MIUI 13 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:00 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 10T
25:11
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Web Browsing10:07 h07:07 h
Video Playback15:05 h10:33 h
Games05:39 h04:21 h
Standby Mode123 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6920 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX682Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.731/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/1.71/3.1
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 10T
97
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 10T
95
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 10T
98
Huawei Honor 20
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5963x3354 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, AVRCP, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2221
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 10T
91.3 dB
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date December, 2020 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 500
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Mi 10T the clear winner in this comparison.

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